Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-03-02

in the pork pit at opening this morning, but
during the remainder of the day trading was
limited. The clique demonstT ated 1t had CONS
plete control of the market, and whenever the
shorts" attempted to cover prices advanced
in an alaImingly quick manner. May opened
at all sorts OF prices, ST. being bid and SIS asked
In different parts of the pit were transactions
at ST. 9OGl7 so and ST 65GlI so within very
few minutes. Other hog products were less
unsettled; not SO many or ters to sell we're on
the floor as expected. 1t did not take long TO
convince traders that the session was going to
be in marked con'rass to the one yesterd, u
but nevertheless the big ond OF the crowd hung
around the pork pit. From SIS 30, at which
price there was sale soon after opening. IL
advanced TO sl9, and was quit steady; but al
though the fluctuation was 81 %
per barrel the excite nent incidental there
to was very slight as COMPARED with yester
day. There was not much pork for sale and such
shorts as were out were not disposed to pay I,
present inflated prices. This restricted trad
ing somewhat and helped the bear market
down from $40 90 to SIS 80. Toward / O'Clock
May picked up to SIS 81, and the pit filling uB
with more buyers than there were in 1t earlier
This soon, however, withdrew and prices
reacted to SIS SIX. On afternoon board MAY
opened at Sis 30, with few sales; SIS 60 fell OIL
TO SIS 40 aud closed at that point for the day
A number of shorts made private settlements
and Withdrew from the market. Operators In
general we're distrustful, and declined to exc
cute orders. Export clearings of whea' from
seaboard aggregated $4,000 bushels, hat the
shipping Inquiry was reported light until later
In the afternoon, when renewed exports Oe-
mand was reported. Receipts at eleven points
were Pol 600 bushels. The starting price for
May delivery was &C lower at SIC;
rally to 7Slsc occurred, but owing to reported
fine weather the tone became easy and the
price fell off steadily TO 77Jlc, rallied trile
and closed at 77ss GT2ic. Corn ruled easier
with light trading, and closed &C Iower
than yesIe-da Oats were dull and a shade
easier Lard closed zoe per 100 pounds lower;
and short ribs were unchanged. The leading
futures closed as follows: Wheat No. ,. March
re; May ~ &c; June 49, &c; July Sole. Corn
Marcn 33}sc; May IS &c; June 4Oi,c; July 4Oi.c.
Mess pork March SIS Is; May SIS 40; June SIS As.
Lard-March. s. 021S; May, s. II; June, s. 20.
short ribs-March, 81 20; May, s. So; June,S790
Cash quotations were as follows: Flour, quiet
and unchanged No. req IsGISlac; No
corn. 23is 625lsc; pork, SIS l5GlS 3I1s; lard,
81 or 70j; short ribs sides, loose, s. 10GT -;
dry sailed shoulders; boxed S. O0G6 %;
short clear sides, boxed, $ 2OGs %. Whisky
.isthled finished goods per ga on, s. Is. gu
gars-Cut loaf, Ga d67sc; graduated, &C stand
ard A, 5laa55sc.
NEW YORK March -Flour-Weak Wheat
Spot, I{a1sc and options II95.c lower. clos
ing steady; export trading airy active; specu
la ion moder-ta; No. red es5Ec, elevator;
March. ssi4Gssxc, closing at SSH c; April, s9l4
$3.50. closing at Sll4c; May, 80 l-l6Ge0 3 l6c
closing at 90lsc. Corn-Spot steady and mod
erately active; options more active; March &C
better; others = sc lower No. 49iic elevator;
March, 4si.G4 C, closing at 49c; April, as a
4s7+c closing at AS: &C; May, AS: is15c, closing
Conee-Fair; Rio dub; options firm, but only
moderately active; sales s,Co0 bags; March
So 25Gl2 80; April Sl2 80; May, sl2 306l2 IS;
June. Sl2 IS; July 81! So; August SIP 35al2 40;
vember S12 As, december Sl2 45al2 so. Sugar
dull and more or less nominal; refined quiet;
mould 55sG5 Lice; confectioners 9-l6c
Mola.ses steady; SO test lsA4c. Rice steady.